Rate this book

Crack-Up (2009)

by Eric Christopherson(Favorite Author)

3.54 of 5 Votes: 4

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Amazon Digital Services

review 1: Argus Ward has a medical problem. He's a paranoid schizophrenic. But as long as takes his medication, he can function as head of the successful security company he established and nobody need know his secret.Then he starts seeing things - like a naked flight attendant on his plane. Then he starts hearing things - voices issuing strange and menacing commands. What's going on? Trouble, that's what, and Argus is soon knee-deep in it, charged with the murder of his most famous client.Did he do it? If so, why, when he faithfully takes his daily medication?Crack-up is by turns funny, exciting and scary - a truly original premise brilliantly executed. The action never lets up, with lots of twists and turns along the way. With a paranoid narrator, Christopherson has a lot of fun. ... moreJust about anything goes when you're in that mental state.I have to say the behaviour of the cops (who were presumably meant to be sane) strained my credulity at several points. That didn't stop me enjoying this zany tale immensely, but it did cost the fifth star on the rating.This is an exhilarating roller-coaster read, worth many times the dollar price tag.One marketing point: I feel there are far too many plot details in the Amazon synopsis - 'self spoilers' if you will.
review 2: I thought this was a very well-written book. Told from the perspective of a schizo, it is natural that the story have some disjointed and fantastic elements. Reality and hallucination don't always meld together well. I was fascinated to speculate about what might or might not be real. About the only complaint I had was that the Gardener character was completely abandoned when his active role was over. For a long time, I was speculating about his role in the story, but then he just disappeared.I will read this author again. less

Download links for: Crack-Up

Advertising